New zone control units and Lidar headlights from Marelli

Auto China 2024 Marelli in Beijing: Headlights with Lidar and zone control unit

2024-04-25 From Lina Demmel | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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The supplier showcased several of its new products at Auto China in Beijing. These include a zone control unit developed in collaboration with Infineon and a headlight with an integrated sensor.

Marelli showcases its electronics expertise at Auto China in Beijing. This includes a headlight with a Lidar sensor.(Image: Marelli) — Marelli showcases its electronics expertise at Auto China in Beijing. This includes a headlight with a Lidar sensor.
(Image: Marelli)

The automotive supplier Marelli, in collaboration with Infineon, has developed a new zone control unit that was unveiled at Auto China 2024 in Beijing. The new unit combines several electronic control units (ECUs) from various areas - including lighting, bodywork, audio, energy distribution, powertrain, thermal management, chassis control, and vehicle diagnostics.

The new Aurix TC4x microcontrollers come from Infineon. Their special Data Routing Engine (DRE) ensures very low latency times when connecting CAN and Ethernet, the supplier reports. This function allows numerous ECUs to be consolidated in hardware – without compromising performance. In addition, the microcontrollers support hardware virtualization and allow the parallel execution of several virtual machines and thus different domain and security applications within the same zone.

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At Auto China, Marelli presents its latest zone control unit.(Image: Marelli)

The sensor is from the Chinese supplier Hesai.(Image: Marelli)

And a Lidar sensor integrated into the headlights.(Image: Marelli)

Headlights with Lidar sensor

In addition to its zone control unit, Marelli is presenting headlights with integrated Lidar sensors in Beijing, together with Hesai. The new ATX Lidar, combined with lighting technology, is designed to provide optimal object recognition and enhanced vehicle safety. The sensor is compact and adaptable to various use cases. It has been specifically developed for automotive applications. The volume of the new ATX has been reduced by almost 60 percent compared to the previous product generation, which simplifies integration into the headlight.

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